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Red Faction: Battlegrounds Trailer

Mars is a battlefield in this downloadable arena combat game.

Aug. 18 2010

Posted by: Ryan

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Red Faction: Battlegrounds

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Grissefar

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Downloadable multiplayer vehicle game. Interesting concept.
 
Sweet delicious firsts.

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Getting ass to mars.

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Edited By KillEm_Dafoe

Hmmm...I definitely like to blow shit up. This looks better than I was anticipating.

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Edited By wrecks

Isometric is the new old hotness.

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I think that sounded funnier in their heads.

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Edited By Xeiphyer

Get your ass to cars!

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Edited By niccoles

Looks good

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Edited By georgex2003

Shitty game is shitty.

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Edited By Skrams

Not very Red Factiony and doesn't look too goody. Not sure if want.

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Not at all what I was expecting

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Edited By goulash_enjoyer

...huh. I was not expecting that.

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But I already bought Tank Battles off PSN

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Edited By outlawtotheend

I was a big fan of Guerilla but Battlegrounds and Armageddon aren't really exciting me as much as I thought they would.  

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now i'm torn,
 
is this a good direction for the series? or a terrible one?

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Edited By jaks

Man Volition is really tied to this Red Faction IP. I mean, Guerrilla was a good game, but I am not, nor do I really know anyone who is attached to the hip to the Red Faction universe. It's just such a weird thing to keep cropping up all the time.

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I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it."

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@DrPockets000: oh dear god, i hear it too
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@DrPockets000 said:
" I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it." "
Dammit.
 
They fucked to keep it.
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@StevieQ said:

" I think that sounded funnier in their heads. "

I was thinking the exact same thing 
 
 @DrPockets000 said:
" I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it." "
Holy Shit! I can't unhear it now
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@DeadMonkeys said:
" @DrPockets000 said:
" I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it." "
Dammit.  They fucked to keep it. "
Hahaha, it actually sounds like it, I love it.
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@Bucketdeth said:

" @DeadMonkeys said:

" @DrPockets000 said:
" I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it." "
Dammit.  They fucked to keep it. "
Hahaha, it actually sounds like it, I love it. "
I read the comments as the video loaded and got totally surprised when they said just that.
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This was good until they started showing gameplay.

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What we really need is for someone to make Interstate 76 multiplayer. Every time i see a vehicular combat game I instantly think of i76. Bet you can't get a massive afro in this game.

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@Xeiphyer said:
" Get your ass to cars! "
I lol'ed.
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I don't think I want this.

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@Bucketdeth said:
" @DeadMonkeys said:
" @DrPockets000 said:
" I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it." "
Dammit.  They fucked to keep it. "
Hahaha, it actually sounds like it, I love it. "
Me, too.  That was awesome.
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Because when I think Red Faction...

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Edited By finstern

Reminds me of Mechassault, which should be re-released as an xbl game!

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Did anyone else just see Jeff beatbox? 
 
I am so confused :(
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Is it just me or does that gameplay look VERY familiar, say a certain XBLA game perhaps???

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Waiting for the inevitable... Red Faction: Marz Kartz!

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@outlawtotheend said:
" I was a big fan of Guerilla but Battlegrounds and Armageddon aren't really exciting me as much as I thought they would.   "
I agree. That said, I wasn't really sold with the Guerilla demo and I didn't fully "get it" until I played for a few hours. Loved it after that point. Not sure about this XBLA game but it doesn't look too bad considering four guys are working on it. 
 
We'll wait and see about this and Armageddon.
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Is it actually played from that crappy top-down perspective? It is, isn't it. I was going to say something about n how I was disappointed to hear that it was multiplayer-focused, but now I'm just going to say that I'm surprised it's just a crappy Scrap Metal/Death Rally rip off.

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@Skullo said:
" @Bucketdeth said:
" @DeadMonkeys said:
" @DrPockets000 said:
" I swear to God I heard "Our grandfathers fucked a free Mars...our fathers fucked to keep it." "
Dammit.  They fucked to keep it. "
Hahaha, it actually sounds like it, I love it. "
Me, too.  That was awesome. "
Oh god, I didn't hear it until I read that. Hilarious.
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I could be wrong, but I don't think their grandfathers and fathers fought for a free Mars so that their kids can participate in death games.

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@jaks: i agree with you 100%

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Edited By penguindust

So this is an isometric-view vehicle combat game, right because the trailer cut back and forth between game play (I assume) and CG stuff.  Since this is a downloadable game, I'm going to assume it isn't a third-person view combat game, although that's what I'd have preferred.  That could have filled the MechAssault craving I occasionally get.   

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Blood sports are all the rage these days.

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@dyong said:
" I could be wrong, but I don't think their grandfathers and fathers fought for a free Mars so that their kids can participate in death games. "
You know, we can not say that for sure, but I am hesitantly agreeing with you.
 
Also, I am about 0.00% interested in this after watching the trailer.